Chloe, bichon frise

Lost and Found: Dog reunited with family after story breaks online
Rebecca Clark
2010-05-24 14:10:57

SHELBY – For nearly three days Chloe’s owners didn’t know where the fluffy white dog was.

While taking Chloe and another family pet for a walk near his home Friday evening, Butch Bowen said the dog wandered away from him while he was on his phone. Moments later, a car stopped, someone picked the dog up and drove off with her.

After reading the story about the missing pet on The Star’s website Monday, Joe Carpenter called to say the dog was safe and in his care.

Carpenter said he and his wife were driving down College Avenue when they saw the dog in the middle of the road.

“Traffic was backed up both ways,” he said. “My wife was not going to leave it in the middle of the road. We didn’t see anybody.”

He said his wife jumped out, picked the dog up so it wouldn’t get hit by a car, and they drove down the road. Carpenter said his grandson went through the neighborhood hoping to find the owner.

“We took the dog to the Humane Shelter Saturday and had it scanned for a chip,” he said. “The dog did not have identification on it other than a tag with its name on it.”

He said he called Animal Control and left his name and number in case someone called for Chloe.

“We’ve been trying since Friday to find the owner,” Carpenter said.

Bowen was pleased to find out about the dog’s recovery.

He previously told The Star that Chloe, a Bichon Frise, was like a member of the family. Bowen said they have had the dog for nearly five years.

Source: http://www.shelbystar.com/news/replayed-47041-keeps-bowen.html
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